Train Simulation Community Links
We've attempted to assemble a collection of links to other sites within the train simulation community, though we know that maintaining a complete list would be nearly impossible. We appreciate your feedback, and hope that you will help us to keep this list updated. If you have a site to be added to our list, or would like to report a broken link, please feel free to contact our webmaster.
GENERAL AND COMMUNITY SITES
Train-Sim.com
www.train-sim.com
This site — although worldwide — has its base in the United States. Train-Sim.com caters to anyone involved in the train simulation world, covers all major platforms, is technical and informative, and maintains a large download library of items ranging from street signs to skyscrapers.
UKTrainSim.com
www.uktrainsim.com
This is the premier UK site, orientated to the British enthusiast. The site contains tutorials, a large download library (containing some U.S. and European models), and is the home of most of the UK's top third-party contributors. UKTrainSim.com also contains a very informative and responsive forum.
RailServe.com
www.railserve.com
A comprehensive site for all things train, RailServe.com provides thousands of links for virtual and scale modelers. In addition, it contains free downloads for MSTS and BVE, route-building and model-building tools and parts, forums, rail news, and a comprehensive search engine.
RailPictures.net
www.railpictures.net
An online railroad photo database, RailPictures.net is an entertaining site for all rail fans. It also serves as a great resource for modelers and allows for searches by locomotive type, railroad, country, and so forth. The site includes over 60,000 photographs.
North Eastern Railroad
www.vnerr.com
Creating a world in v-scale since September 1, 2002, the North Eastern Railroad site is a great resource for MSTS users. It provides some great information on virtual railroading, and includes active forums and chat opportunities.
Virtual Model Railway Journal
www.virtualrailroader.com
The Virtual Model Railway Journal contains an expanding collection of articles and tutorials covering various aspects of modeling for Auran Trainz software.
British Railway Modeling Magazine
www.brmodelling.com
Providing information and articles regarding scale and digital railroad modeling, the British Railway Modeling Magazine also offers reviews of software, such as the following review of the Severn Valley Route, available for purchase on this site.
UK Model Railways Web Community
r.webring.com
With an interest in scale and digital railroad modeling, this site is a web ring that offers a broad and interesting array of links to other railroad modeling sites on the web.
Obo's Catalog of MSTS Locomotives
msts.banal.net
This catalog of locomotives contains over 2000 different entries, each which includes a screenshot and a link. This site is frequently updated as well, with new locomotives.
COMMERCIAL SITES
- RailDriver
www.raildriver.com
- Microsoft Train Simulator
www.microsoft.com/games/trainsim
- Auran Trainz
www.auran.com/trainz
- Kuju Rail Simulator
www.railsimulator.com
- Blue Arrow TS
www.bluearrowts.com
- 3D Trains
www.3dtrains.com
- 3D TrainStuff
www.3dtrainstuff.com
- Maple Leaf Tracks
www.mapleleaftracks.com
- Train Artisan
www.trainartisan.com
- Aerosoft
www.aerosoft.de
- EuropeanBahn
www.europeanbahn.co.uk
- Just Trains
www.justtrains.net
- Railwaves
www.railwaves.com
BVE TRAIN SIMULATOR SITES
- Official BVE Website
mackoy.cool.ne.jp
- BVE-Routes.com
www.bve-routes.com
- RouteBuilder for BVE
routebuilder.bve-routes.com
- Rail Sim Routes UK
www.railsimroutes.co.uk
DESIGNER AND MODELER SITES
Decapod's Projects
www31.brinkster.com/decapod
As the official site for Paul Gausden, this resource includes MSTS Projects with downloads, links, and three-dimensional resources for both modelers and developers.
ChrisTrains.com
www.christrains.com
The official site for Chris Longhurst, a talented designer of trains and many other things three-dimensional.
PikkaRail.com
www.pikkarail.com
The official site for David Dallaston, a talented designer of locomotives and sock for the Auran Trainz software.
